Brazilian Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 2:00:23.660 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +4.440 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | +1:03.080 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | +1:17.030 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +1:26.420 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | +1:26.830 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | +1:30.250 | |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +5 Laps | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | Not classified | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | Not classified | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Turbo | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | Spun off | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | Collision | |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | Accident | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | Collision | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | Engine | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | Collision | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | Collision | |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | Collision | |
| W | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | Withdrew |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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